Jessica Schieck Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas Area

• Responsible for $218M annual budget and strategic partnership activities of Transmission Components suppliers globally
• Will overachieve 2018 annual savings goal by 11% through implementing aggressive negotiation tactics with existing supplier base to reduce global cost
• Resolve and negotiate commercial and contractual issues with suppliers, including mitigating price increases brought upon by the steel and aluminum tariffs
• Collaborate with the U.S. Department of Commerce to ensure overseas suppliers are following proper global trade regulations
• Successfully manage part quality and logistic issues with suppliers to avoid costly production downtime

Auburn Hills, Michigan

• Held responsible for the market-based sourcing of Externally Threaded Fasteners worth $250M annually
• Led and executed a Fastener auction in August of 2017 which resulted in a net present value savings of $50.8M
• Selected to develop and implement the global commodity strategy for the team of six buyers
• Overachieved 2017 savings goal by 36% through preferred supplier contract negotiations
• Led global supply base consolidation initiative to standardize components and reduce overall cost

Auburn Hills, MI

-Support the Sales & Marketing and IT Purchasing teams in their transition to SAP -Actively work with Corporate Accounts Payable to ensure invoices are paid on time-Act as a liaison between the Sales & Marketing team and their supporting departments -Interface with internal and external customers to resolve all issues relating to the conversion to.

New Hudson, MI

-Purchase all hospitality products and components for the company -Regularly use SAP and Microsoft Excel to write and process all purchase orders -Forecast and analyze consumer buying patterns based on sales trends and seasonal plans -Implement promotional strategies and deals for specific items -Assist the buyers on special projects focused on cost.

-Cold called new business and scheduled appointments for the advisors-Actively contributed in researching potential companies’ data for acquisitions and mergers for the firm-Observed and gained first-hand knowledge of the products while assisting the advisors on sales appointments-Reviewed resumes and assisted in the hiring process of 2 office.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Finance

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, ASPCA Volunteer